IM5210 Hanwell Synergy

Management Tool
Contents
1 Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2 Installation ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
4 Using The Management Tool ............................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Starting ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Selecting Sensors......................................................................................................................................................... 5
5 Browsing Data ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
6 Performing Tasks ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.1 Synchronising Sensors ................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.2 Calibrating Sensors ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.3 Merging Sensors .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.4 SR2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
6.5 SR2 Network Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 9
6.6 Wood Watch Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 9
6.7 Current Clamp Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 10
6.8 AE Device Configuration............................................................................................................................................. 10

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1 Prerequisites
‘Synergy Management Tool’ must be installed on a Microsoft Windows PC or Server; minimum operating system requirement is
Windows XP with Service Pack 3, either x86 or x64; or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2, either x86 or x64.
The host machine must have a DVD player and at least one free USB port.

2 Installation
The Management Tool is intended to be installed on an administrators PC. It will need to know the location of the Synergy
database and have the necessary windows access rights as explained in the installation documentation. As many instances as
required may be installed without further licensing implications.
The Management Tool is installed from the main Synergy Installer dialog. Run Install.exe from the DVD and select ‘Install
Synergy Management Tools’, if required deselect ‘Install Synergy Server Components’; select next and follow the on screen
instructions.
If you are installing the Management Tool on a machine that does not host the Microsoft SQL Server used by Synergy, you will
need to enter your correct Synergy SQL Server details on the ‘Synergy Database Information’ dialog.
When run for the first time, or run by a new user, the Management Tool will request a username and password to access the
Synergy database, username is ‘Management’ password is ‘tn3M0g7H’.

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3 Overview
The Synergy Management Tool is intended primarily for system supervisors and expert users.
It provides a physical link to the database, allowing hardware devices to be configured and associated with an existing Synergy
system. It also provides low-level access to data which will be significantly faster than that which can be achieved via a web
browser.
Once a device has been added to Synergy via the Web Interface the Management Tool can be used to perform configuration
tasks on that device such as Synchronising, Calibrating and Merging.
This tool currently provides the capability to perform the following tasks:

 Synchronising USB Devices

 Calibrating USB Devices
 Merging USB Devices
 SR2 Configuration
 SR2 Network Configuration
 Wood Watch Configuration
 AE Device Configuration
 Current Clamp Configuration
 View a graphical representation of sensor data
 View a tabular representation sensor data
 View a tabular representation sensor data

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4 Using The Management Tool
4.1 Starting
The ‘Synergy Management Tool’ is accessed via the desktop icon or via the start menu.

4.2 Selecting Sensors

Figure 1

Once the application has loaded, sensors can be browsed by navigating Sites and Groups; to switch the view mode between
Sites and Groups either select the corresponding View menu option or click the appropriate tool bar button.
Sites and groups can be navigated by; using the tree view to the right of the screen, using the ‘Next Grid’ and ‘Last Grid’ options
in the View menu or using the Back and Forward tool buttons in the top left of the screen as seen.
Sensors are selected by simply clicking on them.

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5 Browsing Data
If data is available for a sensor it can be viewed by right clicking it and selecting the ‘View Graphical Data Option’ this will result
in a graph window being displayed (Figure 2).

Figure 2

The graph window is used to navigate graphical data and allows zooming and date selection as well as printing using the tool
buttons and menu. Tabular data as displayed in figure 3 can be accessed from this window and will show the selected data in
textual form.

Figure 3

Tabular data can be displayed using a number of options. The granularity option allows selection of a grouped data or
ungrouped data. When the granularity option is not set to none it is possible to display the data in a number of different ways
these can be selected from the Display mode drop down shown in figure 3.
Synergy differs from RadioLog in that the data is saved stamped to the exact arrival time rather than tied to the closest logging
interval. Whilst this is technically correct it makes viewing of the data problematic in some respects, so the re-sampling options
can be very useful.

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6 Performing Tasks
6.1 Synchronising Sensors
The Synchronise process will take data from a connected USB device and update the Serial Number and Calibration details to
Synergy, at the same time as setting the physical transmit ID of the device.
To Synchronise a sensor first ensure that it is plugged in using a USB cable and then select the correct sensor using the
management tool. Once the sensor is selected right click on it and select ‘Sync Selected Sensor’ from the menu that appears
and you should see a window as shown in Figure 4.
The sensor selected must match the physical device or the program will not complete

Figure 4

When the Synchronise window has completed loading and all the fields are populated click the Synchronise button and follow
the instructions given until it reports that the synchronise is complete. Once the complete close the window to finish and update
the Synergy database.

6.2 Calibrating Sensors

The calibration process takes sensor calibration settings from the synergy database and loads them into a selected sensor.
To calibrate a sensor first ensure that it is plugged in using a USB cable and then select the correct sensor using the
management tool. Once the sensor is selected right click on it and select ‘Calibrate Selected Sensor’ from the menu that
appears and you should see a window as shown in Figure 5. The Sensor serial number and type must match, or the program
will not complete.

Figure 5

When the Calibration window has completed loading and all the fields are populated click the Send Calibration button and follow
the instructions given until it reports that the calibration is complete.

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6.3 Merging Sensors
The Merge process allows logged data to be downloaded from a connected sensor and added to Synergy.
To merge a sensors’ data, first ensure that it is plugged in using a USB cable and then select the correct sensor using the
management tool. Once the sensor is selected right click on it and select ‘Merge Selected Sensor’ from the menu that appears
and you should see a window as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6

When the merge window has completed loading click the download button and follow the instructions given until it reports that
the download is complete. Once the download is complete close the window to finish and update the Synergy database.

6.4 SR2 Configuration

To configure an SR2 follow the instructions below. For additional information, see Synergy User Manual document number
IM5208, section 4.2.
Select a sensor using the management tool that uses the desired SR2. Once the sensor is selected right click on it and select
‘Setup SR2’ from the menu that appears and you should see a window as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7

This window allows the system administrator to initialise and debug SR2 operation.

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6.5 SR2 Network Configuration
To perform network configuration for SR2s Select ‘SR2 Network Configuration’ from the tools Menu and you should see a
window similar to the one shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8

This form is intended for system setup/debug only.

6.6 Wood Watch Configuration

To configure a Wood Watch device ensure that the device is plugged in using a USB cable then select ‘Wood Watch
Configuration’ from the tools Menu and you should see a window similar to the one shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9

See the wood watch manual for detailed explanation.

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6.7 Current Clamp Configuration
To configure a Current Clamp device ensure that the device is plugged in using a USB cable then select ‘Current Clamp
Configuration’ from the tools Menu and you should see a window similar to the one shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10

See the current clamp documentation manual for detailed explanation.

6.8 AE Device Configuration

See the AE device documentation for full explanation.

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